Avoid These 5 Workplace Traps to Get Ahead as a Software Engineer

<h1>Working overtime</h1> <p>If you have read my articles on improving as a Software Engineer, you know&nbsp;<strong>I despise the overtime culture.&nbsp;</strong>I&#39;ve experienced burnout at the hands of a corporation multiple times in my 20+ year career as a software engineer, and it&#39;s not fun.</p> <p>I currently work for a company in New York. During the early days of the pandemic, when my coworkers stopped having to commute to work every day, they just started working during those hours. Which meant I was supposed to work during those hours.</p> <p>I fell into that trap, mainly because I work for a cancer hospital, and it&#39;s hard to say no when patient lives are on the line.</p> <p>However, once again, I quickly started to feel the effects of burnout, became disconnected at work, and needed to take an extended vacation to get my mojo back.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/gitconnected/avoid-these-5-workplace-traps-to-get-ahead-as-a-software-engineer-a3666f6c123a"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>